Charles Smith Olden
Charles Smith Olden | |
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| 19th Governor of New Jersey | |
| In office January 17, 1860 – January 20, 1863 | |
| Preceded by | William A. Newell |
| Succeeded by | Joel Parker |
| Member of the New Jersey Senate | |
| In office 1845–1850 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 19, 1799 Princeton, New Jersey |
| Died | April 7, 1876 (aged 77) Princeton, New Jersey |
| Political party | Republican |
Charles Smith Olden (February 19, 1799 – April 7, 1876) was an American Republican Party politician, who served as the 19th Governor of New Jersey from 1860 to 1863 during the first part of the American Civil War.
Biography[]
Olden was born in 1799 in Princeton, New Jersey, to Hart Olden and Temperance Smith.
In 1825, he formed a partnership with Philadelphia merchant Matthew Newkirk; he opened and ran a New Orleans branch of Newkirk's firm.[1]
He married Phoebe Ann Smith in 1832.
He was a member of the New Jersey Senate from Mercer County from 1845 to 1850; and was Governor of New Jersey from 1860 to 1863. He was appointed to serve on the New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals, then the state's highest court, serving from 1868 to 1873. He was Presidential Elector for New Jersey in 1872. He died in Princeton, New Jersey on April 7, 1876.[2] He was buried at the Stony Brook Meeting House and Cemetery.
See also[]
- List of Governors of New Jersey
References[]
- ^ Newkirk, Matthew (1869). A Memorial of Matthew Newkirk ... Claxton, Remsen and Haffelfinger.
- ^ "The Late Ex-Gov. Olden". The New York Times. April 9, 1876. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
Charles S. Olden, this morning at Princeton. He was Governor of this State in the first years of the late war; he was twice elected State Senator, ...
External links[]
- Biography of Charles Smith Olden, New Jersey State Library
- New Jersey Governor Charles Smith Olden, National Governors Association
- Charles Smith Olden, The Political Graveyard
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